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i would like to hear obama talk with the north koreans. in a perfect world, bring them all home. >> reporter: goldstar mom karen meredith knows she won't hear that tonight but she hopes to hear more troops will be coming home. she doesn't want other mothers to have to go through her heartbreak. her son lieutenant ken ballard was killed in iraq nine years ago. >> i hear the president will be announcing 34,000 troops will be coming out of afghanistan. we don't know where they go next. so it's not like they're probably coming home. >> reporter: she also hopes the president addresses veterans issues like mental and physical health, housing and jobs, and also reminds america that sacrifices are still being made. >> people need to remember that we're still fighting a war. >> reporter: and we are told that the president will announce that major troop withdrawal that will continue through well into next year as well as condemn north korea for its nuclear testing. reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> the president will address the n
i would like to hear obama talk with the north koreans. in a perfect world, bring them all home. >> reporter: goldstar mom karen meredith knows she won't hear that tonight but she hopes to hear more troops will be coming home. she doesn't want other mothers to have to go through her heartbreak. her son lieutenant ken ballard was killed in iraq nine years ago. >> i hear the president will be announcing 34,000 troops will be coming out of afghanistan. we don't know where they go next....
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obama will focus on the economy, outlining plans to create jobs and grow the middle class. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yeah, we're going to hear it all tonight. this is largely considered a political pep rally to many, but every word is going to be highly dissected. we will hear, of course, about the middle-class jobs and the economy. also the newer things, the social programs the president's pushing for changes in in immigration and gun control and then the familiar themes like energy, education, and infrastructure. all of this delivered before a still sharply divided congress. president obama comes here to capitol hill tonight to fulfill his constitutional duty to inform congress about the state of the union. >> you will hear in the president's state of the union an outline from him for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. >> reporter: aides tell us the president's speech will sound more like the speeches he gave during his re-election bid. you can expect to hear a lot about the economy. but critics s
obama will focus on the economy, outlining plans to create jobs and grow the middle class. susan mcginnis is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yeah, we're going to hear it all tonight. this is largely considered a political pep rally to many, but every word is going to be highly dissected. we will hear, of course, about the middle-class jobs and the economy. also the newer things, the social programs the president's pushing for changes in in immigration...
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president obama issued a statement calling the latest nuclear test a threat to u.s. security and international piece. in his statement he says, "the danger posed by north korea's threatening activities warrants further swift and credible action by the international community. the united states will continue to take steps necessary to defend ourselves and our allies." as frank mentioned earlier, the u.n. security council will hold a closed-door emergency meeting this morning to discuss the nuclear test. reporting live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >>> the latest developments in north korea will likely make national security a bigger part of president obama's state of the union address. but domestic issues will probably be the main focus of tonight's speech. the president is expected to call for more money for infrastructure, clean energy, and manufacturing jobs. >> the president's principal preoccupation since he ran for this often beginning in 2007 has been, what we need to do to make our economy work for the middle class. >> the official republican respons
president obama issued a statement calling the latest nuclear test a threat to u.s. security and international piece. in his statement he says, "the danger posed by north korea's threatening activities warrants further swift and credible action by the international community. the united states will continue to take steps necessary to defend ourselves and our allies." as frank mentioned earlier, the u.n. security council will hold a closed-door emergency meeting this morning to discuss...
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president obama is also expected to speak about new gun laws. with many victims of gun violence in the chamber, some of those victims stood at a senate hearing earlier today and will join their lawmakers as guests tonight. but many lawmakers remain opposed to laws banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines. >> in my view, stripping the constitutional rights of law- abiding citizens does nothing to prevent criminals from carrying out violent crimes. >> reporter: with congress so divided, the president will hit the road after his speech to take his agenda to the american people. and he is going to be heading to asheville, north carolina, also atlanta and chicago. the logic there is it's a white house strategy for the president to try to gain public support outside of the capital instead of inside. >> all right, susan. it's a little different this year. can you tell us why there will be two republican responses? >> reporter: yes. there will be a response of course from senator marco rubio of florida. he gives the official gop response. thi
president obama is also expected to speak about new gun laws. with many victims of gun violence in the chamber, some of those victims stood at a senate hearing earlier today and will join their lawmakers as guests tonight. but many lawmakers remain opposed to laws banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines. >> in my view, stripping the constitutional rights of law- abiding citizens does nothing to prevent criminals from carrying out violent crimes. >> reporter: with...
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obama intends to bring home 34,000 of them by this time next. year. most u.s. combat troops are due home by the end of 2014. charlie d'agata is at our afghan bureau in the capital, kabul and, charlie, i wonder, what is this going to mean to the troops on the ground? >> reporter: well, the key question, scott, is the time frame. any commanders here will tell you that they want as many boots on the ground for as long asg they can, certainly through the summer and the fall, when thethe fighting picks up against the taliban. and there's a lot of work to be done, especially along eastern afghanistan, where insurgents have been infiltrating from safeee havens in pakistan. they're holding territory there. they're launching attacks heretack in kabul. u.s. troops are also focused on the south around kandahar, the birthplace of the taliban. now, it's been announced that the afghans will be taking then lead in the spring. but what we've seen for ourselves is u.s. forces fighting right alongside them, providing the firepower, air support and medical evacuation. >> pelley:
obama intends to bring home 34,000 of them by this time next. year. most u.s. combat troops are due home by the end of 2014. charlie d'agata is at our afghan bureau in the capital, kabul and, charlie, i wonder, what is this going to mean to the troops on the ground? >> reporter: well, the key question, scott, is the time frame. any commanders here will tell you that they want as many boots on the ground for as long asg they can, certainly through the summer and the fall, when thethe...
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they want the barack obama administration to reject the pipeline that will carry oil from canada to texas. they worry about oil spills and claim extraction of the oil from tar sands generates more greenhouse gases than conventional production. >> this is putting a face on the public support for clean energy and the pipeline. >> 40,000 demonstrators were in washington dc. >>> tracking headlines, san francisco mayor says the blue angels could be grounded this year by congress. the navy has circulated a memo that if lawmakers can not reach a budget agreement before the march 1st demonstration deadline the popular aerial show during fleet week will be canceled. nearly one million people crowd this to watch the blue angels every year. >>> a plan to build new hangars for google's private jets hit a snag. city leaders will meet to talk about the project this week. one of the companies who's bid was rejected for the contract is already objecting. it claims they can create even more revenue than the $3 million projected by the winning bidder. >>> churches around the bay area served as a backdrop t
they want the barack obama administration to reject the pipeline that will carry oil from canada to texas. they worry about oil spills and claim extraction of the oil from tar sands generates more greenhouse gases than conventional production. >> this is putting a face on the public support for clean energy and the pipeline. >> 40,000 demonstrators were in washington dc. >>> tracking headlines, san francisco mayor says the blue angels could be grounded this year by...
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president obama says the test threatens the u.s. security and international peace. north korea says it's a response to u.s. threats. >>> president obama will deliver his state of the union address this evening. there are new reports this morning that he will announce a major reduction of u.s. military presence in afghanistan over the next year. 34,000 u.s. servicemembers would be coming home. about half the number currently in afghanistan. >> and kpix 5 will air the president's state of the union address live this evening starting at 6 p.m. followed by a special edition of kpix 5 news at 7:30. >>> one last check of weather and traffic. if you like sunshine this week, you are in luck. >> what a week we have ahead. we have some patchy fog out there though this morning. you see some of that sitting out over the bay early on. the temperatures a little chilly in spots. some 30s and 40s. i think by the afternoon, we should see plenty of sunshine maybe a couple of lingering clouds coastside, 50s there, 60s elsewhere. next couple of days near 70 by friday, liz. >> i know. w
president obama says the test threatens the u.s. security and international peace. north korea says it's a response to u.s. threats. >>> president obama will deliver his state of the union address this evening. there are new reports this morning that he will announce a major reduction of u.s. military presence in afghanistan over the next year. 34,000 u.s. servicemembers would be coming home. about half the number currently in afghanistan. >> and kpix 5 will air the president's...
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, was that michelle obama? the whole thing overwhelmed me. >> lewis made history. becoming the first best actor award for his role in "lincoln". >> "silver lining playbook" won for best act res. >> what went through my mind when i fell down? a bad word. >> reporter: in the supporting category, "jango unchained" and anne hathaway. >> jessica chastain stopped to sign autographs. other stars were excited to see each other. [singing] >> as promised they packed the show with performances. adele performed her oscar winning title song from "sky fall" and jennifer hudson brought the room to its feet with a song from "dream girl." many were reunited for one day more part of the evening that honored the best hollywood has to offer. what would oscar night be without oscar afterparties. ann you can be sure hollywood celebrities will be spending well into the morning partying and celebrating. >> a good eight or nine hours left. i am hearing talk about ben's speech. what do you think was the most memorable moment tonight? >>
, was that michelle obama? the whole thing overwhelmed me. >> lewis made history. becoming the first best actor award for his role in "lincoln". >> "silver lining playbook" won for best act res. >> what went through my mind when i fell down? a bad word. >> reporter: in the supporting category, "jango unchained" and anne hathaway. >> jessica chastain stopped to sign autographs. other stars were excited to see each other. [singing]...
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president obama is calling the test highly provocative. and the president said north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitutes a threat to u.s. and international security. the president will speak about the test tonight during his state of the union address. >>> news comes a day after pope benedict's resignation. allen pizzey with more on what's leading the pope to step down. >> reporter: declining health may have been a major factor to affect his decision to step down. the pope has been wearing a pace maker for several years and had an operation three months ago to change the battery. add that to the stress of the sex abuse scandals, it probably took a major toll. the last thing that came out is last august pope ordered work to be done on an old convent building where he will live. his last major performance will be ash wednesday. he cannot take part in the conclave, however. that has to be done by the cardinals without his influence at all. >> good morning, monsignor. >> good morning. >> you are there in rome. >>
president obama is calling the test highly provocative. and the president said north korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitutes a threat to u.s. and international security. the president will speak about the test tonight during his state of the union address. >>> news comes a day after pope benedict's resignation. allen pizzey with more on what's leading the pope to step down. >> reporter: declining health may have been a major factor to affect his...
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obama makes news in his cbs interview. should scouting be open to gays? and byron pitts tells us how a killer once committed to a mental hospital got a permit by- to-buy 15 guns. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the f.b.i. has stormed an underground shelter today, shooting to death a kidnapper and freeing a five-year-old boy unharmed. the boy, whose first name is ethan, had been held for seven days outside midland city, alabama. the family allowed us to show you his picture. the police say that ethan was kidnapped last tuesday from a school bus by 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes who neighbors have described as belligerent. mark strassmann is on the scene
obama makes news in his cbs interview. should scouting be open to gays? and byron pitts tells us how a killer once committed to a mental hospital got a permit by- to-buy 15 guns. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the f.b.i. has stormed an underground shelter today, shooting to death a kidnapper and freeing a five-year-old boy unharmed. the boy, whose first name is ethan, had been held for seven days outside...
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demanding the barack obama administration on climate change and reject the pipeline. >>> the president earlier this year said he would push the pipeline through. sounds more cautious in his state of the kwraoup address. >> if congress will not act soon to protect future generations i will. i will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions that we can take to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for climate change and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy. >> reporter: it will run from canada to the gulf coast. they claim the extrapgz of oil from tar sands generates more greenhouse casses. they said the president has gone part way but they want more. >> now we want him to do the next thing, say no to the keystone pipeline and say yes to cutting carbon from existing power plants. >> reporter: the keystone pipe line will be a difficult decision for the barack obama administration. and, of course, there is no room in that decision for compromise. reporting live in san francisco, kpix-5. >>> investigators are trying to figure out who is at fault in a crash
demanding the barack obama administration on climate change and reject the pipeline. >>> the president earlier this year said he would push the pipeline through. sounds more cautious in his state of the kwraoup address. >> if congress will not act soon to protect future generations i will. i will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions that we can take to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for climate change and speed the transition to more sustainable sources...
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. >> is he speaking to president barack obama? is president barack obama speaking to him? i think that is important. >> maybe he is right. thatta is the thing. he -- that is the thing. he has been right about a lot of things before other people. maybe he is ahead of the curve. >>> doomsday deadline rapidly approaching on capitol hill. how the butting heads could effect all of us. >>> such a battle for jobs. how health care reform pitted two cities in the east bay against each other. [ crickets chirping ] [ traffic passing ] ♪ [ music box: lullaby ] [ man on tv, indistinct ] ♪ [ lullaby continues ] [ baby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] budget cuts kick in, congress is heading back to work tomorrow. so far -- lawmakers have been unable to agree on a plan to avoid the dreaded "sequester". kpix 5's anne makovec with more on how the cuts could impact california. >>> just days before cuts happen congress is going to go back to work tomorro
. >> is he speaking to president barack obama? is president barack obama speaking to him? i think that is important. >> maybe he is right. thatta is the thing. he -- that is the thing. he has been right about a lot of things before other people. maybe he is ahead of the curve. >>> doomsday deadline rapidly approaching on capitol hill. how the butting heads could effect all of us. >>> such a battle for jobs. how health care reform pitted two cities in the east bay...
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come republicans accuse the white house of intentionally leaking the information after president obama said he'd let bipartisan talks take the lead. the administration insists this is a back up plan. >> we will be prepared with our own plan if these talks break down. >>> some republicans also criticized the draft plan for not addressing border security. >>> senator john mccain of arizona is chiding his fellow republicans for stalling a confirmation vote on chuck hagel. he told meet the press he doesn't not plan to vote for him, but he says there's been enough time to get questions answered about whether hagel is qualified for the job. >>> environmentalists are pressing the president to go further on his promise for climate change. 5000 people rallied here in san francisco yesterday. they want the obama administration to reject the keystone oil pipeline that would carry oil from canada down to texas. >> this is putting a face on the public support for clean energy and opposition to the dirty keystone excel pipeline. >> 40,000 demonstrators joined a similar protest in washington dc. >>>
come republicans accuse the white house of intentionally leaking the information after president obama said he'd let bipartisan talks take the lead. the administration insists this is a back up plan. >> we will be prepared with our own plan if these talks break down. >>> some republicans also criticized the draft plan for not addressing border security. >>> senator john mccain of arizona is chiding his fellow republicans for stalling a confirmation vote on chuck hagel....
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>> reporter: it is a complex and difficult problem for the barack obama administration, some say this is oil, some say dirty oil, and on the other greenhouse grasses. >> reporter: thousands of protesters gather in san francisco to show themselves as ordinary citizens concerned about america. >> this is putting a face on the public support for clean energy and opposition to the dirty keystone xl pipeline. >> i consider myself a raegt person. so, indeed, i think the idea here is to be reasonable and to try to get other reasonable people to think about the reality of climate change. >> reporter: undetoured by freezing temperatures, tens of thousands rally inside in wash washington, d.c. demanding the administration take action on chime at change and reject the oil pipeline. the president earlier this year said he would push the pipeline through. he sounded more cautious in the state of the union address last week. >> if congress will not act soon, i will, i will direct my cabinet to come up with exittive actions that we can take now -- executive actions that we can take now and in the fu
>> reporter: it is a complex and difficult problem for the barack obama administration, some say this is oil, some say dirty oil, and on the other greenhouse grasses. >> reporter: thousands of protesters gather in san francisco to show themselves as ordinary citizens concerned about america. >> this is putting a face on the public support for clean energy and opposition to the dirty keystone xl pipeline. >> i consider myself a raegt person. so, indeed, i think the idea...
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. >>> it is 4:441 president obama, speaks out on the ban on gay scouts. >>> and a shocking scene outside buckingham palace, police sub sued a knife wielding man. coming your way. (screaming) what kind of man kills a... ...cop in cold blood? re-creating a fan-favorite episode... hey! ...from the original hawaii five-o. you think he's going to kill again? the question is: how many people are on the list? with guest star peter weller. it's bang-bang time. kono: he's on the roof. i'm going to draw his fire. take the shot. go retro with the new hawaii five-o. exactly. cbs tonight. buckingham palace. officers used a >>> lis lis in london have arrested a man. officers used a stun gun to stop him. he appears to be holding a knife in each hand. police approached him, used the taser, he dropped to the ground and officers arrested that man. everything is on video. a little scary. >>> lawrence is here are a peak at weather and we're willmenting a big lament -- lamenting a big loss. at first you think it's going to be a blow out and all of a sudden they come back. >> that last quarter was amazing. >>
. >>> it is 4:441 president obama, speaks out on the ban on gay scouts. >>> and a shocking scene outside buckingham palace, police sub sued a knife wielding man. coming your way. (screaming) what kind of man kills a... ...cop in cold blood? re-creating a fan-favorite episode... hey! ...from the original hawaii five-o. you think he's going to kill again? the question is: how many people are on the list? with guest star peter weller. it's bang-bang time. kono: he's on the roof....
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president obama called mitch mcconnell and john boehner thursday. he told al sharpton's radio listeners the gop appears willing to let the cuts go through. >> their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts. >> reporter: democrats say if the cuts go through, dozens of federal agencies will have to trim workers affecting everyone from food inspectors to fbi agents. but republicans believe the cuts are being blown out of proportion. house majority leader eric cantor said in a statement, president obama has said that unless he gets a second tax hike, he will be forced to let criminals loose on the streets. the meat at your grocery store won't be inspected and emergency responders will be unable to do their jobs. these are false choices. lawmakers will make their choice when they return to work next week. in washington, danielle nottingham, kpix 5. >>> despite that news, stocks are rebounding today closing out the workweek in style up over 100 poi
president obama called mitch mcconnell and john boehner thursday. he told al sharpton's radio listeners the gop appears willing to let the cuts go through. >> their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts. >> reporter: democrats say if the cuts go through, dozens of federal agencies will have to trim workers affecting everyone from food inspectors to fbi agents. but...
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i see obama very much that pattern. he has a whole string of foreign policy crises, but i think given this eisenhower pattern you're not going to see him intervene in syria. you're going to see him get us out of afghanistan and try to avoid foreign crises as much as possible or minimize them, and only use ground forces as a very, very last resort. >> schieffer: let's talk about afghanistan, david because the president made it pretty clear. ly said he said our war in afghanistan is over. but that seems to me a little bit different than saying the war in afghanistan is over. and in fact, i have had people say to me they sort of cringe when the president said that. they said-- tom friedman, the foreign affairs columnist in the "new york times," said that was the one thing that made me krimpleg when he said that because he said you just ought not ever say that because it's just suggesting it gives al qaeda ideas. >> this is a president who in every recent speech has stressedly i am ending thes that are america has. and by i
i see obama very much that pattern. he has a whole string of foreign policy crises, but i think given this eisenhower pattern you're not going to see him intervene in syria. you're going to see him get us out of afghanistan and try to avoid foreign crises as much as possible or minimize them, and only use ground forces as a very, very last resort. >> schieffer: let's talk about afghanistan, david because the president made it pretty clear. ly said he said our war in afghanistan is over....
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michelle obama revealed the bangs at her 49th birthday last month. she jokingly said in an interview she cut her hair because she couldn't get a sports car and can't bungee jump. >> feel so much better now. >> enjoy the snow. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> hope: hey! >> oliver: i have a couple more of the proofs to go over. >> hope: i was just about to text you. i'm so sorry. i-i-i can't look at them right now after all. >> oliver: i thought you wanted to get a jump start on this? >> hope: i do. i really do, but my mom just called me. she wants to see me. she said it was important. >> oliver: i mean, i can wait here till you get back. >> hope: we're gonna have to reschedule. i'm so sorry, but she's -- she's not at the office. she's at liam's. >> brooke: i wonder when they'll get here. it should be soon. >> fontana: oh, brooke, all your preparations -- it's so lovely. >> brooke: thank you. hope has suffered so much. this is long overdue. >> fontana: and they're both on their way? >> brooke: yes. [ chuckles ] >> fontana:
michelle obama revealed the bangs at her 49th birthday last month. she jokingly said in an interview she cut her hair because she couldn't get a sports car and can't bungee jump. >> feel so much better now. >> enjoy the snow. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> hope: hey! >> oliver: i have a couple more of the proofs to go over. >> hope: i was just about to text you. i'm so sorry. i-i-i can't look at them right now after all. >>...
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they are blasting president obama for disbanding the jobs council he created two years ago. it hasn't met in more than a year. >> we hear, you know, some of the somewhat criticisms about this. they come from people on capitol hill who have consistently opposed every growth initiative and job creation initiative the president has put forward. >> the white house says the job council was intended to last for two years. >>> some call it obsessive others say it's good karma, sports superstitions, some people are behaving a little differently because of the big 9er game this weekend. >>> ♪ and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ >> before she takes the stage, she finally speaks about her inauguration performance, coming up. words that made that top ten list (for words that sound like harbaugh) hairball and hoopla. ((reax)) >>> well, there you go some of the others that made the top ten, words that sound like harbaugh, hairball and hoopla. >> i like hoopla. >> naturally the 9ers and the ravens are getting a lot of attention. so is beyonce. of course she's perf
they are blasting president obama for disbanding the jobs council he created two years ago. it hasn't met in more than a year. >> we hear, you know, some of the somewhat criticisms about this. they come from people on capitol hill who have consistently opposed every growth initiative and job creation initiative the president has put forward. >> the white house says the job council was intended to last for two years. >>> some call it obsessive others say it's good karma,...
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((roll pkg)) p >>> president obama hit the trail to discuss the automatic spending cuts. >> reporter: president obama warned workers at virginia's newport news shipyard they may have to stay home without pay if congress doesn't step in to stop automatic spending cuts. >> this work along with hundreds of thousands of jobs are currently in jeopardy because of politics in washington. >> reporter: the cuts set to kick in march 1 will take a $46 billion chunk out of the defense department's budget. shipyard employees listening to the president are preparing for the worst. >> if i'm one of those i guess laid off, trying to figure out how i would continue to go and earn my money to pay for college. >> reporter: if the president and congress can't reach a budget compromise, it's not only big navy ship builders who will be affected. those automatic cuts are expected to trickle down. pedro alfonso employs 120 workers to install communications fiber. he has already been notified some of his government contracts will be put on hold. >> we thought sequestration wouldn't happen, no way it could hap
((roll pkg)) p >>> president obama hit the trail to discuss the automatic spending cuts. >> reporter: president obama warned workers at virginia's newport news shipyard they may have to stay home without pay if congress doesn't step in to stop automatic spending cuts. >> this work along with hundreds of thousands of jobs are currently in jeopardy because of politics in washington. >> reporter: the cuts set to kick in march 1 will take a $46 billion chunk out of the...
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yesterday president obama called john boehner and mitch mcconnell. none of the parties involved discussed the details of the phone calls. members of the house and senate have been on vacation and are due back on capitol hill this coming monday. >> both sides i think aren't really making a move and both look bad in the process. >> the so-called sequester would mean automatic cuts of $85 billion between march and september. that would include cuts of 8% to the pentagon, 5% to domestic agencies operating budgets. >>> president obama will meet today with japanese prime minister shinzo abay. they will be discussing the north korea nuclear threat. the united states and japan have a security alliance that dates back decades now. the two leaders will also talk about trade and other economic issues. >>> united airlines will keep boeing 787s grounded until june. boeing will go to the faa today with plans to fix the plane's battery problems. the 787 dreamliner has been grounded since two incidents last month. the japanese investigators say they found an oil lea
yesterday president obama called john boehner and mitch mcconnell. none of the parties involved discussed the details of the phone calls. members of the house and senate have been on vacation and are due back on capitol hill this coming monday. >> both sides i think aren't really making a move and both look bad in the process. >> the so-called sequester would mean automatic cuts of $85 billion between march and september. that would include cuts of 8% to the pentagon, 5% to domestic...
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. >>> president barack obama took his state of the union message on the road today. he visited a north carolina car parts plant to promote the plan to revitalize american manufacturerring. he is teaching for funding to teach americans. >>> and national politics unfolding on the peninsula tonight. we are live in mobile 5. ken. >> reporter: yeah, hi. well, the president not the only politician on the move tonight. new jersey governor chris christie is in the bay area tonight. and in fact, he's having din we are mark zuckerberg at mark zuckerberg's home here. this is a fund raiser. in fact, he has been up and down the state in several days, mainly in beverly hills picking up cash because he's up for re- election in 2014. what's this got to do with mark zuckerberg? they got together back in 2010 when he and his wife made quite a sizable donation, about $100 million to new jersey schools because they were impressed with the reforms that chris christie had enacted. some of the teachers' unions not too crazy about the reforms and there are a number of groups protesting here
. >>> president barack obama took his state of the union message on the road today. he visited a north carolina car parts plant to promote the plan to revitalize american manufacturerring. he is teaching for funding to teach americans. >>> and national politics unfolding on the peninsula tonight. we are live in mobile 5. ken. >> reporter: yeah, hi. well, the president not the only politician on the move tonight. new jersey governor chris christie is in the bay area...
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do you wash your hands of this and wave it to the senate. >> for the first time the obama administration is considering providing direct aid to the rebels in syria. >> macy's says it has the right to sell martha stewart's products exclusively but jc penney and martha stewart say macy's will have to learn to share. >> why does marissa maier need to be a role model for working moms? >> at a time of the rising tension between north korea and the united states one might not consider sending dennis rodman as a special envoy, but that's especially what he'll be doing this week. >> how did honda turned itself around? >> the pope does not get a nickel. gets no paycheck, no money coming in. nothing. yep. that must drive his wife crazy. >> announcer: today's "eye opener" at 8:00 is presented by allergan. >>> i'm charlie rose with gayle king and norah o'donnell. pope benedict says his eight years as pope was filled with joy and trouble. >> the pope held his last general audience this morning in front of a crowd of some 100,000 people. allen pizzey is in vatican city. allen, good morning to you. >>
do you wash your hands of this and wave it to the senate. >> for the first time the obama administration is considering providing direct aid to the rebels in syria. >> macy's says it has the right to sell martha stewart's products exclusively but jc penney and martha stewart say macy's will have to learn to share. >> why does marissa maier need to be a role model for working moms? >> at a time of the rising tension between north korea and the united states one might not...
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policies on drone attacks today as lawmakers question president obama's nominee to lead the cia. white house counter-terrorism chief john brennan will appear before the senate intelligence committee. his confirmation hearing is expected to come just hours after lawmakers received a classified report on the rationale for drone strikes targeting americans who work with al qaeda overseas. >>> the federal government is already preparing for $1.2 trillion in across the board budget cuts. they will kick in if congress fails to agree on a different budget plan by the end of the month. as susan mcginnis reports, the pentagon is already slashing military costs. >>> reporter: the uss truman was scheduled to pull out of norfolk, virginia tomorrow to head to the persian gulf but wednesday afternoon word came that truman will stay in port in order to save money. >> playing the waiting game pretty much. it's not very nice not knowing when we're pulling out. >> reporter: the pentagon is cutting u.s. aircraft carriers' presence overseas ahead of $55 billion in budget cuts that kick in march 1. >
policies on drone attacks today as lawmakers question president obama's nominee to lead the cia. white house counter-terrorism chief john brennan will appear before the senate intelligence committee. his confirmation hearing is expected to come just hours after lawmakers received a classified report on the rationale for drone strikes targeting americans who work with al qaeda overseas. >>> the federal government is already preparing for $1.2 trillion in across the board budget cuts....
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obama will travel to israel. it will happen in the spring. the president will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. reportedly as early as march. the two leaders have had a rocky relationship. the white house says the trip will be an opportunity to reaffirm ties between the u.s. and israel. president obama will also visit the west bank and jordan. >>> the military is poised to extend some benefits to same- sex partners of gay servicemembers. u.s. officials say they are likely to include health and welfare programs as well as access to on base stores and services 16 months after the pentagon revealed the ban on openly gay servicemembers. an announcement is expected in the next few days. >>> britain is one step closer to legalizing gay marriage. a bill that would enable same- sex couples to get married in civil and religious ceremonies passed the house of commons today in a 400-175 vote. the bill must go through several more stages before it can become law. the church of england along with the conservative party are among the one
obama will travel to israel. it will happen in the spring. the president will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. reportedly as early as march. the two leaders have had a rocky relationship. the white house says the trip will be an opportunity to reaffirm ties between the u.s. and israel. president obama will also visit the west bank and jordan. >>> the military is poised to extend some benefits to same- sex partners of gay servicemembers. u.s. officials say they are...
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president obama presented medals to the families of the six killed. >> they gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. >> ever since sandy hook, the president has promised to crack down on gun violence. after the ceremony, mr. obama left for chicago to push his gun-control plan. >>> military veterans coming back from war are ready to start a new life. and thanks to the gi bill, they have some money for college. but kpix 5's allen martin shows us that often these vets are left with nothing more than financial ruin. >> there are people out there who are less interested in helping our men and which in uniform getting ahead and more interested in making a buck. >> reporter: president obama urged congress last year to go after for-profit educational programs that take advantage of veterans. >> you will find overwhelming documentation of exorbitant tuition, abysmal student outcomes. >> reporter: but veterans still have little guidance when they head back to school. >> i don't think there's enough advice
president obama presented medals to the families of the six killed. >> they gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. >> ever since sandy hook, the president has promised to crack down on gun violence. after the ceremony, mr. obama left for chicago to push his gun-control plan. >>> military veterans coming back from war are ready to start a new life. and thanks to the gi bill, they...
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. >>> the obama administration is considering urging the supreme court to overturn california's proposition 8. that's the voter- approved initiative that limits marriage to one man and one woman. during his inaugural address the president mentioned that gays and lesbians must be treated like anyone else under the law. the administration has one week to file a friend of the court brief with the justices. >>> a new poll suggests most of californians are pleased with president obama. the field poll finds 62% of the state's voters approve of his job performance. that's a level not seen since his first year in office. the survey also finds 48% say the country is headed in the right direction. >>> there may be a fix for a problem that grounded the dreamliners. reuters reports a senior boeing executive will meet with the faa. the plan is to present a series of measures to prevent the lithium ion battery failures that have caused safety concerns. 787 has been out of service for weeks now including those used for the all nippon airways flights between san jose and tokyo. >>> carnival cruise company
. >>> the obama administration is considering urging the supreme court to overturn california's proposition 8. that's the voter- approved initiative that limits marriage to one man and one woman. during his inaugural address the president mentioned that gays and lesbians must be treated like anyone else under the law. the administration has one week to file a friend of the court brief with the justices. >>> a new poll suggests most of californians are pleased with president...
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. >>> the obama administration is defending a justice department memo that authorized drone of attacks against americans working with terrorists overseas. the memo says such actions are legal under three conditions. if the suspect is engaged in planning operations to kill americans, if it's not possible to capture the suspect before an attack, and if the operation follows u.s. laws and war principles. >> these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >> critics say such an attack would violate the constitutional rights of an american terror suspect to trial by jury. so far there's only one known case of an american targeted with a drone strive, anwar al- awlaki in yemen back in 2011. >>> east bay, chopper 5 is over the house fire in berkeley we told you about at the top of the news. this is at 1179 keith avenue in the berkeley foothills. as you can see, still engulfed. we have been watching the smoke pour from the second story of this home for the last several minutes. flames are shooting from the roof. firefighters now on the scene. they are trying to attack it as you ca
. >>> the obama administration is defending a justice department memo that authorized drone of attacks against americans working with terrorists overseas. the memo says such actions are legal under three conditions. if the suspect is engaged in planning operations to kill americans, if it's not possible to capture the suspect before an attack, and if the operation follows u.s. laws and war principles. >> these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >>...
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obama to visit israel since he took office. he will meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the trip will focus on the resumption of talks between israel and the palestinians. u.s. ambassador dan shapiro says the president will bring an urgent peace-making agenda with him. >>> and we -- >> we may see some new changes today on a ban on gay members in the boy scouts of america. scout leaders may vote today on whether to change the policy. a new proposal would allow individual scout troops to decide how they want to address the issue. some religious leaders criticized the possible change. the founder for scouts for equality says it's time to ban discrimination. >> they are entitled to continue that policy if they choose to. and if they don't, they are going to lose the heart and soul of their membership. >> this is about, you know, them trying to advance an agenda of promoting a specific way of understanding the world at the expense of people all over the country. >> the boy scouts of america has more than two million members nationwide. more than 70% of troops are affiliated w
obama to visit israel since he took office. he will meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the trip will focus on the resumption of talks between israel and the palestinians. u.s. ambassador dan shapiro says the president will bring an urgent peace-making agenda with him. >>> and we -- >> we may see some new changes today on a ban on gay members in the boy scouts of america. scout leaders may vote today on whether to change the policy. a new proposal would allow individual...
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michelle obama was among those paying respects. >> you don't know how hard this really is. and those of you that do know how hard this is, i'm sorry. >> just days before being shot, hidaya was performing during president obama's inauguration. >>> well, the storm that dumped more than three feet of snow in some parts of the northeast is now being blamed for nine deaths. and more than half a million people are still in the dark tonight. this photo was just released by nasa. it shows the blizzard as it roared across the northeast. cbs reporter marley shows us how the recovery is just getting started. >> reporter: road crews are working around the clock. several states have lifted travel bans, and airports are reopening. but it's taken a lot of work. >> everything has been crazy since last night. i've been out since last night, still shoveling. >> reporter: a massive winter storm dumped more than three feet of snow in some places. long island was one of the hardest hit. >> i was out shoveling the walk and i looked over and i saw the roofing begin to collapse. >> reporter: and f
michelle obama was among those paying respects. >> you don't know how hard this really is. and those of you that do know how hard this is, i'm sorry. >> just days before being shot, hidaya was performing during president obama's inauguration. >>> well, the storm that dumped more than three feet of snow in some parts of the northeast is now being blamed for nine deaths. and more than half a million people are still in the dark tonight. this photo was just released by nasa....
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governor brown and members of the national governor's association, they will meet with president obama on monday. automatic across-the-board cuts are totaling about $85 million set to take effect in a week unless they could come to some sort of an agreement to stop or postpone those cuts in a weekly radio and web address. president obama took aim at therepublicans. >> unfortunately it appears that they have decided instead of compromising, instead of asking for anything, they would rather let these cuts fall on the middle class. and here's what that choice means. once these cuts take effect, thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off and tens of thousands of parents will need to scramble to find child care for their kids. air traffic controllers and airport security will see cutbacks, causing delays across the country. >> our republicans had a message of their own. >> the fact is republicans in congress right now will provide the flexibility to make the necessary spending reductions and address our deficit and debt instead of going through the sequester. in fact house republi
governor brown and members of the national governor's association, they will meet with president obama on monday. automatic across-the-board cuts are totaling about $85 million set to take effect in a week unless they could come to some sort of an agreement to stop or postpone those cuts in a weekly radio and web address. president obama took aim at therepublicans. >> unfortunately it appears that they have decided instead of compromising, instead of asking for anything, they would rather...
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. >>> president obama took his campaign to curve gun violence on the road today. his push for a new ban on assault weapons and high capacity assault weapons is meeting opposition even within his own party. >> we don't have to agree observed everything to agree it's time to do something. there won't be perfect solutions, but we can make difference. that's our responsibility as american -- difference. that's our responsibility as americans. >> this photo was just released of the president back up his recent statement that he is familiar with fire arms and not an enemy of the second amendment. >>> california with a require for students across the state. still ahead, what eighth graders won't have to take to school phil matier. >>> how this solves a mystery that is more than 500 years old. for 8th- graders, at least. graders, anyway. it's part of a move toward what's called the "common core >>> california is dropping algebra for eighth graders. it is part of what they call common core curriculum. most states have adopted it. the change eliminates the current requireme
. >>> president obama took his campaign to curve gun violence on the road today. his push for a new ban on assault weapons and high capacity assault weapons is meeting opposition even within his own party. >> we don't have to agree observed everything to agree it's time to do something. there won't be perfect solutions, but we can make difference. that's our responsibility as american -- difference. that's our responsibility as americans. >> this photo was just released of...
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firearms trafficking a federal offense but the proposal does not address assault weapons which the obama administration wants banned. the president in minnesota yesterday promoting what he calls commonsense reforms to the nation's gun laws. >>> and time now is 4:34. >> shall we bring lawrence into the party here? >> why not? >> find out what's going on. >> lucky day for you. >> folks, around the bay area we have low clouds and fog that are onshore, true fog toward parts of the north bay but throughout the day, not going to be a bad day. the clouds have kept the temperatures up a bit only 40s out there this morning so not as cold even as yesterday morning. got changes on the horizon here. high pressure sliding by, you can see a cold front approaching the coastline. that will bring with it a few high clouds across our skies and riach ply phi the onshore push so we are going to see partly cloudy skies toward the afternoon. the temperatures cooler. average usually in the 50s and the low 60s. today below average about 57 degrees for a high in san jose. about 54 degrees in san francisco. that'
firearms trafficking a federal offense but the proposal does not address assault weapons which the obama administration wants banned. the president in minnesota yesterday promoting what he calls commonsense reforms to the nation's gun laws. >>> and time now is 4:34. >> shall we bring lawrence into the party here? >> why not? >> find out what's going on. >> lucky day for you. >> folks, around the bay area we have low clouds and fog that are onshore, true...
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. >> the vice president is pushing for the obama administration's gun control proposals including expanded background checks for gun purchases a ban on military- style weapons and a limit on the size of magazines. to counter the administration's gun control push the nra ran newspaper ads in five key states where democratic senators are expected to face tough re-election fights. >>> another strange twist in the oscar pistorius case. coming up, the startling revelation about the chief detective. >> and a wildlife mystery solved by bay area scientists. why thousands of sea mammals get sick every year. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 1 year when you bundle tv and internet. rethink possible. francisco. x-rays show lead pellets in a raccoon's brain, and i
. >> the vice president is pushing for the obama administration's gun control proposals including expanded background checks for gun purchases a ban on military- style weapons and a limit on the size of magazines. to counter the administration's gun control push the nra ran newspaper ads in five key states where democratic senators are expected to face tough re-election fights. >>> another strange twist in the oscar pistorius case. coming up, the startling revelation about the...
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danielle nottingham has the latest from washington. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to come up with billions in spending cuts as a short-term fix to stop massive automatic across-the- board cuts set to take effect in less than a month. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> reporter: last year congress and the president signed off on the automatic cuts to force themselves to deal with the nation's skyrocketing debt. the original deadline was january 1. and when they couldn't reach a larger budget deal then, they postponed it to march 1. the white house wants another short-term fix to head off a hit to the fragile economy and give lawmakers more time to work out a 10-year plan. the president continued to push an approach that includes more tax revenue along with spending cuts but house speaker john boehner says tax hikes are out of the question. >> government spending were what the president believes creates economic growth. we shouldn't be
danielle nottingham has the latest from washington. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to come up with billions in spending cuts as a short-term fix to stop massive automatic across-the- board cuts set to take effect in less than a month. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction. and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> reporter: last year congress and the president signed...
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. >>> president obama presented the nation's second highest civilian honor to 6 teachers killed at sandy hook elementary school. the women were among 18 given the presidential citizens medal during a ceremony at the white house this morning. >> they gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. >> earlier this week in his state of the union address, the president called on congress to vote on new gun legislation in the memory of victims of gun violence. >>> that carnival cruise ship triumph is finally towed to a repair yard. >> while passengers finally return home. >> roses are red, violates are blue, use a red bag when you do number 2. >> still ahead the horror stories come to life with pictures and videos of what it was really like on board that ship. >> and it's the leading indicator of heart disease in men. the surprising symptom you may not be looking for coming your way. >> doesn't look like a record- breaker today. we'll see plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. does it last throughout the w
. >>> president obama presented the nation's second highest civilian honor to 6 teachers killed at sandy hook elementary school. the women were among 18 given the presidential citizens medal during a ceremony at the white house this morning. >> they gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care. they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. >> earlier this week in his state of the union address, the president called on congress to...
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. >>> a republican senator is vowing to hold up the confirmation of two of president obama's appointees. senator lindsey graham says he may put a hold on the nominations of john brennan for cia drug and chuck hagel for defense secretary to force the white house to answer questions about last year's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> i wanted to know what our president did, what did he do as commander-in-chief? did he ever pick up the phone and call anybody? i think this is stuff the country needs to know. >> republicans have accused the administration of misleading the public about the attack. a spokesman for the white house national security council says senators should not play politics with crucial nominations. >>> president obama's state of the union address is expected to focus on the economy. he is set to address job creation and wage growth tomorrow night. the president says he will also discuss upcoming budget fights including the march 1 deadline for automatic defense and domestic cuts known as the sequester. you can watch the state of the union tomorrow night at 6:00
. >>> a republican senator is vowing to hold up the confirmation of two of president obama's appointees. senator lindsey graham says he may put a hold on the nominations of john brennan for cia drug and chuck hagel for defense secretary to force the white house to answer questions about last year's attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> i wanted to know what our president did, what did he do as commander-in-chief? did he ever pick up the phone and call anybody? i think this...
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susan mcginnis tells us about the cuts. >> welcome. >>> reporter: president obama hosted the governors at the white house last night. he did not specifically mention the sequestration deadline but he did ask leaders from both parties to work together. >> while nobody in this room sees eye to eye on everything, we know that when we work together, democrats and republicans, north, south, east and west, we can accomplish so much more than we can on our own. >> on sunday's "face the nation," two governors, democrat martin o'malley of maryland and republican bob mcdonnell of virginia, urged congress to avert sequestration. >> for whatever our differences might be, we understand that this is an economic threat. >> the sequester was put in place to be a hammer, not a policy. and now here we are just a week away from getting it done. >> reporter: but lawmakers can't seem to agree on how to avoid the cuts. republicans are pushing back against any plan that includes tax increases. in terms of the democrats' plan, it seems like the first thing they come up with is we are going to raise taxes afte
susan mcginnis tells us about the cuts. >> welcome. >>> reporter: president obama hosted the governors at the white house last night. he did not specifically mention the sequestration deadline but he did ask leaders from both parties to work together. >> while nobody in this room sees eye to eye on everything, we know that when we work together, democrats and republicans, north, south, east and west, we can accomplish so much more than we can on our own. >> on...
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president obama warns every american will feel the effects. >> they will slow our economy. they'll eliminate good jobs. they'll leave many families who are already stretched to the limit scrambling to figure out what to do. >> reporter: the pentagon says the massive cuts to the military will affect our country's ability to defend itself. the centers for disease control will lose more than $300 million which it claims could mean less money to solve outbreaks and air travel will take a hit. transportation officials worry job cuts will lead to flight delays. and even our nation's children will be affected. the president says thousands of teachers and educators will be laid off. the president blames republicans. but the gop says it's the president who won't compromise. >> the question is, why won't he work with us? and the answer quite simply is because he wants higher taxes. >> reporter: in washington, the nation's governors say they are bracing for what's to come. >> the uncertainty of how much will be cut from where and when can undermine our budget and can also slow the eco
president obama warns every american will feel the effects. >> they will slow our economy. they'll eliminate good jobs. they'll leave many families who are already stretched to the limit scrambling to figure out what to do. >> reporter: the pentagon says the massive cuts to the military will affect our country's ability to defend itself. the centers for disease control will lose more than $300 million which it claims could mean less money to solve outbreaks and air travel will take...
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. >>> president obama continues his public push for the new programs outlined in his state of the union address a couple of nights ago. he will head to detoday your, georgia, today to tour a pre- kindergarten classroom there. he called for universal preschool for american children. yesterday he toured a manufacturing plant in north carolina to show the need for an increase in the minimum wage from 7.25 to 9.00 an hour. >>> it's the end of the line for an elementary school in san bruno. leaders voted last night to close down crestmoor elementary school. students will be shifted to other campuses in the district. the superintendent proposed closing the school due to low enrollment and budget cuts. >>> corrosion of an old pipe is now being blamed for the massive fire at the chevron refinery in richmond last august. government investigators conclude the company knew the pipe was compromised and should have replaced it. chevron says it's now inspecting every pipe susceptible to the same corrosion. >>> the celebration for the new bay bridge is taking shape. yesterday the metropolitan transpor
. >>> president obama continues his public push for the new programs outlined in his state of the union address a couple of nights ago. he will head to detoday your, georgia, today to tour a pre- kindergarten classroom there. he called for universal preschool for american children. yesterday he toured a manufacturing plant in north carolina to show the need for an increase in the minimum wage from 7.25 to 9.00 an hour. >>> it's the end of the line for an elementary school in...
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. >>> it's on the road again today for president obama. he is heading to north carolina to promote plans he laid out last night in his state of the union address. as susan mcginnis reports, gun control and the economy are on the front burner. >>> reporter: president obama used the first state of the union address of his second term to send a message to laws, get to work. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem. but they do expect us to put the nation's interests before parties. >> reporter: the hour long speeched focused mainly on domestic and economic issues and on the need for a divided congress to compromise. he said, political brinksmanship, threats of government shutdown and unilateral spending cuts hurt the country. >> let's agree right here right now to keep the people's government open and pay our bills on time and always uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. >> reporter: the president drew strong applause when he announced that 34,000 troops would be home from afghanistan b
. >>> it's on the road again today for president obama. he is heading to north carolina to promote plans he laid out last night in his state of the union address. as susan mcginnis reports, gun control and the economy are on the front burner. >>> reporter: president obama used the first state of the union address of his second term to send a message to laws, get to work. >> the american people don't expect government to solve every problem. but they do expect us to put...
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. >>> president obama's trying to balance the budget right now. his sights are on a smaller deal in order to head off automatic spending cuts that kick in march 1. cbs reporter danielle nottingham explains from washington. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to stop massive automatic across-the- board spending cuts with a short-term fix. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more self-inflicted wounds coming out of washington. >> reporter: last year congress and the president signed off on the automatic cuts to force themselves to deal with the nation's skyrocketing debt. the original deadline was january 1st. and when they couldn't reach a larger budget deal then, they postponed it to march 1st. the white house wants another short-term fix to head off a hit to the fragile economy and give lawmakers more time to work out a 10-year plan. >> we should give them the chance to come up with this budget instead of making indiscriminate cuts now that will cost us j
. >>> president obama's trying to balance the budget right now. his sights are on a smaller deal in order to head off automatic spending cuts that kick in march 1. cbs reporter danielle nottingham explains from washington. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to stop massive automatic across-the- board spending cuts with a short-term fix. >> our economy right now is headed in the right direction, and it will stay that way as long as there aren't any more...
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. >> jeff: president obama remains in south florida this weekend. and today he played a round of golf with the biggest name in the sport tiger woods. woods who traditionally avoided politics played with mr. obama. u.s. trade representative ron kirk and democratic donor and golf course answerer jim crane. with the president on the course and a congress on a recess the clock is ticking for a deadline for automatic budget cuts. the cuts known as the sequestration would eliminate more than $85 billion in spending this year. half from defense half from domestic programs. the cuts take effect march 1st unless a compromise can be reached. bill plante joins us from washington with more on that bill, good evening. >> good evening, jeff. you know now that most of official washington does believe that those spending cuts are going to happen at the beginning of march politicians of both parties are putting more effort as fixing blame for the cuts than avoiding them. the new white house chief of staff said the president is dedicated to preventing the cuts but th
. >> jeff: president obama remains in south florida this weekend. and today he played a round of golf with the biggest name in the sport tiger woods. woods who traditionally avoided politics played with mr. obama. u.s. trade representative ron kirk and democratic donor and golf course answerer jim crane. with the president on the course and a congress on a recess the clock is ticking for a deadline for automatic budget cuts. the cuts known as the sequestration would eliminate more than...
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president obama issued a warning to congress yesterday saying sequestration would result in a lot of lost jobs. lawmakers are currently on vacation and are not scheduled to return until sometime next week. >>> jesse jackson, jr., and his wife sandra are expected to enter guilty pleas in federal court today. both reached plea deals with prosecutors to answer charges that include spending $750 million of campaign donations on personal items. those items are said to include furs, celebrity memorabilia and $43,000 gold watches. the sentence also include jail time if prosecutors have their way. >> they will recommend jail. they will recommend a five-year term. but the judge can ignore that recommendation. >> jesse jackson, jr., went on medical leave last year to undergo treatment for bipolar disorder. he never returned to congress and resigned from his illinois seat in november. >>> we are hearing now from the player on the receiving end of that basketball shove over the weekend. cal coach mike montgomery shoving his star player allen crabbe sunday night during a game with usc. crabbe med
president obama issued a warning to congress yesterday saying sequestration would result in a lot of lost jobs. lawmakers are currently on vacation and are not scheduled to return until sometime next week. >>> jesse jackson, jr., and his wife sandra are expected to enter guilty pleas in federal court today. both reached plea deals with prosecutors to answer charges that include spending $750 million of campaign donations on personal items. those items are said to include furs,...
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. >> reporter: house speaker boehner says the obama administration is trying to scare americans. >> i can't believe they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting criminals go free. >> but speaker boehner says he won't put forward any legislation to avoid the cuts. he said the house already passed two bills to do that and now it's up to the senate. >> we're doing our best here to pass something. >> senate majority leader harry reid says he knows why the house isn't working on new legislation. >> the reason he's not bringing up something over there is because he can't pass it. he can't get his caucus to agree on anything. >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says congress needs to do something. he said budget cuts should come over the next decade, but not now when they're likely to hurt the economic recovery. >> it doesn't quite match to be doing tough policies today when the real problem's a somewhat longer-term problem. >> bernanke will testify before the house financial services committee today. they're being released and their cases will g
. >> reporter: house speaker boehner says the obama administration is trying to scare americans. >> i can't believe they can't find the kind of savings they need out of that department short of letting criminals go free. >> but speaker boehner says he won't put forward any legislation to avoid the cuts. he said the house already passed two bills to do that and now it's up to the senate. >> we're doing our best here to pass something. >> senate majority leader harry...
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. >> reporter: president obama continued to warn today that budget cuts could do real economic damage but was candid about when people would notice. >> these impacts will not all be felt on day one. but rest assured, the uncertainty is already having an affect. companies are preparing layoff notices. families are preparing to cut back on expenses. and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> reporter: one republican governor, nikki haley of south carolina, said cutting federal spending without jeopardizing key services is so easy even her two children could do it. >> how many more times are we going to have to deal with these issues over and over again because of the finger pointing and the blame game that keeps on happening in washington? what i will tell you is, we heard today a whole lot of no. >> reporter: mr. obama has endorsed a senate democratic bill that seeks higher taxes on millionaires and unspecified cuts to defense and farm programs. house speaker john boehnor afternoon said republicans raised taxes in the fiscal cliff deal and will not ag
. >> reporter: president obama continued to warn today that budget cuts could do real economic damage but was candid about when people would notice. >> these impacts will not all be felt on day one. but rest assured, the uncertainty is already having an affect. companies are preparing layoff notices. families are preparing to cut back on expenses. and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> reporter: one republican governor, nikki haley of...
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obama as you see skeet shooting at camp david, something he told new republic magazine, quote we do all the time. >>> from the cbs 5 weather center good evening everybody. sure mild conditions so why an advisory you need to know about? pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues. wow. take a look at that. . >>> running back frank gore has accomplished an awful lot in his eight years in san francisco. >> nobody does it bert than frank gore. nobody. >> gore is the franchise's all-time leader and on sunday he'll have a chance to add a super bowl to that resume. at super bowl xlvii, i'm kenneth. it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. people on the field -- could serve as a big inspiration. 10-year-old . >>> right before super bowl xlvii kicks off tomorrow, one of the smallest people on this field could serve as the biggest inspiration. ten-year-old hunter pawlin was bor
obama as you see skeet shooting at camp david, something he told new republic magazine, quote we do all the time. >>> from the cbs 5 weather center good evening everybody. sure mild conditions so why an advisory you need to know about? pinpoint forecast as eyewitness news continues. wow. take a look at that. . >>> running back frank gore has accomplished an awful lot in his eight years in san francisco. >> nobody does it bert than frank gore. nobody. >> gore is the...
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. >> reporter: president obama's annual meeting with the nation's governors came with a warning. he says the march 1 spending cuts will impact each of their states. everything from fewer firefighters and police to flight delays at the airport and less vaccines for children. >> and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> reporter: but republicans say the president is making the cuts sound scarier than they are. they point out the $85 billion that will be slashed this year is just 3% of the federal budget. >> i think it is possible to cut less than 3% of the federal budget without causing these devastating consequences. i think you can achieve these reductions without, for example, jeopardizing children's access to vaccinations. >> reporter: congress is back in town after a week off leaving just four days to reach a compromise before the deadline. lawmakers are talking behind closed doors but the chance of a deal looks slim. democrats want a plan that includes some spending cuts and raises taxes on the richest americans but republicans say they wil
. >> reporter: president obama's annual meeting with the nation's governors came with a warning. he says the march 1 spending cuts will impact each of their states. everything from fewer firefighters and police to flight delays at the airport and less vaccines for children. >> and the longer these cuts are in place, the bigger the impact will become. >> reporter: but republicans say the president is making the cuts sound scarier than they are. they point out the $85 billion...